WEEKLY FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE Green Worldwide Shipping's Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more. For continuous updates, make sure to check out our website at greenworldwide.com. As [...]
THE Alliance – a partnership of steamship lines that includes members Hapag-Lloyd, Ocean Network Express (ONE), HMM and Yang Ming – announced a new commitment to sustainability and optimizing the efficiency of the shipping network with a series of new fuel-efficient vessels. The larger vessels will replace smaller, less efficient [...]
As previously reported by Green, the CBP is launching a new requirement within CBP’s Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). The new requirement will be called “UFLPA Region Alert” under which the “postal code” will become a “required field” when “Country of Origin is China for Entry and for Manufacturer Identification Code [...]
U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) approved the extension of Immediate Delivery (ID) procedures for merchandise being transported between December 16 and December 31, 2022. ID privileges were first provided to importers in 2020, allowing certain merchandise (identified in 19 CFR 142.21) to be released under a special permit, which would [...]
“I said when we launched this program that I hoped we would never collect a dime because that would mean that containers were moving off our docks. And that’s exactly what occurred,” said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. “I’m grateful to the cargo owners and all our [...]
Green Worldwide Shipping reported in March that many products including terry bathrobes, barbecue grill surfaces, and certain bicycles were excluded from Section 301 tariffs levied on imports from China. The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) today announced a nine-month extension of these exclusions. Originally set to expire [...]
WEEKLY FREIGHT MARKET UPDATE Green Worldwide Shipping's Freight Market Update covers port information, import and export news, vessel wait time and cargo vessels at major ports & more. For continuous updates, make sure to check out our website at greenworldwide.com. As [...]
On December 9, 2022, The World Trade Organization (WTO) issued four rulings stating the violation of Articles I, II, XI and XXI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in U.S. Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs. The three person WTO panel stated the tariffs enforced in 2018 [...]
Customs Border Protection (CBP) will introduce progressive resources on their website to comply with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). The tools are expected to be available in early 2023 and will provide support to U.S. importers as they evaluate the potential of forced labor in their supply chain. [...]
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) at over 15 U.S. airports went on strike to improve working conditions after safety claims were filed with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHRA). U.S. AIRPORTS ON STRIKE Formal strikes are planned for Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport and Boston Logan [...]
